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Book Movies Unlimited Video Catalog  1999 Edition

Download or read book Movies Unlimited Video Catalog 1999 Edition written by Joseph McLaughlin and published by . This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Serial Titles

Download or read book New Serial Titles written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.

Book Stars at War

Download or read book Stars at War written by Marvin D. Pipher and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines the lives and achievements of one hundred entertainers and athletes, mostly Americans, who served their nations well, both in times of war and in times of peace. It spans the period from the Spanish American War, 1898, up to 2020, but concentrates most heavily on World War II. The book was initiated in response to an apparent difference noted between the reactions of entertainers and athletes to the events of September 11, 2001, and those following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It began as an effort to understand who those earlier people were, what they did, and why; to identify the one hundred who did the most during World War II; and to rank them in accordance with their achievements. This proved to be an impossible task since there was no way to identify the one hundred, and there was no common basis for comparison: some were truly heroic, some were wounded and some killed, while others simply served to the best of their abilities. The best that could be done was to categorize the men and women selected and subjectively rank them with their peers. Over time, this effort expanded to be more inclusive: touching lightly upon the Spanish American War, World War I, the Korean War, Vietnam, the war on terror, and upon more recent events. Some of those presented herein served before becoming famous, some after; some volunteered and some were drafted, while others served as civilians in their chosen fields. Two became presidents of the United States. Three won the Congressional Medal of Honor. Aside from their service, however, these were truly remarkable men and women whose stories deserve to be told if for no other reason than to give us a glimpse into the kinds of people who made the United States the greatest nation in the history of the world.

Book Best  Movie  Year  Ever

Download or read book Best Movie Year Ever written by Brian Raftery and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a veteran culture writer and modern movie expert, a celebration and analysis of the movies of 1999—“a terrifically fun snapshot of American film culture on the brink of the Millennium….An absolute must for any movie-lover or pop-culture nut” (Gillian Flynn). In 1999, Hollywood as we know it exploded: Fight Club. The Matrix. Office Space. Election. The Blair Witch Project. The Sixth Sense. Being John Malkovich. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. American Beauty. The Virgin Suicides. Boys Don’t Cry. The Best Man. Three Kings. Magnolia. Those are just some of the landmark titles released in a dizzying movie year, one in which a group of daring filmmakers and performers pushed cinema to new limits—and took audiences along for the ride. Freed from the restraints of budget, technology, or even taste, they produced a slew of classics that took on every topic imaginable, from sex to violence to the end of the world. The result was a highly unruly, deeply influential set of films that would not only change filmmaking, but also give us our first glimpse of the coming twenty-first century. It was a watershed moment that also produced The Sopranos; Apple’s AirPort; Wi-Fi; and Netflix’s unlimited DVD rentals. “A spirited celebration of the year’s movies” (Kirkus Reviews), Best. Movie. Year. Ever. is the story of not just how these movies were made, but how they re-made our own vision of the world. It features more than 130 new and exclusive interviews with such directors and actors as Reese Witherspoon, Edward Norton, Steven Soderbergh, Sofia Coppola, David Fincher, Nia Long, Matthew Broderick, Taye Diggs, M. Night Shyamalan, David O. Russell, James Van Der Beek, Kirsten Dunst, the Blair Witch kids, the Office Space dudes, the guy who played Jar-Jar Binks, and dozens more. It’s “the complete portrait of what it was like to spend a year inside a movie theater at the best possible moment in time” (Chuck Klosterman).

Book A Treasure Hard to Attain

Download or read book A Treasure Hard to Attain written by David Howard Day and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the archaeological content of approximately 120 popular films, most of which have been produced in the United States since 1912. A unique feature is the inclusion of archaeologically significant dialogue from films that reveal how the industry portrays archaeology. Key words at the top of each page in the filmography allow readers to locate a particular film by title. Extensive commentaries appear for the newer pictures while briefer remarks are found for older films.

Book Billboard

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1985-11-30
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 84 pages

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1985-11-30 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Book From Betamax to Blockbuster

Download or read book From Betamax to Blockbuster written by Joshua M. Greenberg and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the VCR was transformed from a machine that records television into a medium for movies. The first video cassette recorders were promoted in the 1970s as an extension of broadcast television technology—a time-shifting device, a way to tape TV shows. Early advertising for Sony's Betamax told potential purchasers “You don't have to miss Kojak because you're watching Columbo.” But within a few years, the VCR had been transformed from a machine that recorded television into an extension of the movie theater into the home. This was less a physical transformation than a change in perception, but one that relied on the very tangible construction of a network of social institutions to support this new marketplace for movies. In From Betamax to Blockbuster, Joshua Greenberg explains how the combination of neighborhood video stores and the VCR created a world in which movies became tangible consumer goods. Greenberg charts a trajectory from early “videophile” communities to the rise of the video store—complete with theater marquee lights, movie posters, popcorn, and clerks who offered expert advice on which movies to rent. The result was more than a new industry; by placing movies on cassette in the hands (and control) of consumers, video rental and sale led to a renegotiation of the boundary between medium and message, and ultimately a new relationship between audiences and movies. Eventually, Blockbuster's top-down franchise store model crowded local video stores out of the market, but the recent rise of Netflix, iTunes, and other technologies have reopened old questions about what a movie is and how (and where) it ought to be watched. By focusing on the “spaces in between” manufacturers and consumers, Greenberg's account offers a fresh perspective on consumer technology, illustrating how the initial transformation of movies from experience into commodity began not from the top down or the bottom up, but from the middle of the burgeoning industry out.

Book Thrillers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Martin Rubin
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 1999-03-28
  • ISBN : 9780521588393
  • Pages : 340 pages

Download or read book Thrillers written by Martin Rubin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-03-28 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth exploration of the 'thriller' movie genre.

Book Mayans  Aztecs and Incas

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  • Author : Linda J. Larsen
  • Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
  • Release : 1996-04
  • ISBN : 1557345953
  • Pages : 82 pages

Download or read book Mayans Aztecs and Incas written by Linda J. Larsen and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 1996-04 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unit, designed for use with intermediate and junior high school students, centers on the Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilizations in Central and South America and contains literature selections, poetry, writing ideas, curriculum connections to other subjects, group projects and more. The literary works included are: The corn grows ripe / by Dorothy Rhoads -- Aztecs: the fall of the Aztec capital / by Richard Platt -- Secret of the Andes / Ann Nolan Clark.

Book VideoHound s Golden Movie Retriever 1999

Download or read book VideoHound s Golden Movie Retriever 1999 written by Martin Connors and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide contains the most extensive listing of movies available on video--with 1,000 new movies, added categories, and more--plus a multitude of cross-referencing within its 13 primary indexes.

Book Popular Science

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1979-04
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1979-04 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.

Book FCC Record

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  • Author : United States. Federal Communications Commission
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2013-07-08
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 808 pages

Download or read book FCC Record written by United States. Federal Communications Commission and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-08 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Popular Mechanics

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1987-12
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 156 pages

Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1987-12 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Book The Catalog of Catalogs VI

Download or read book The Catalog of Catalogs VI written by Edward L. Palder and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The directory that saves time, money, and aggravation by providing thousands of mail-order sources in hundreds of subject areas is newly revised and updated. The sixth edition describes 15,000 catalogs--1,000 new listings--in more than 900 subject areas. Also new to this edition are 5,000 Internet addresses, which allow readers to browse catalogs on-line the same day they locate them in this handy reference.

Book The Death of Art

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bhesham R. Sharma
  • Publisher : University Press of America
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9780761834663
  • Pages : 110 pages

Download or read book The Death of Art written by Bhesham R. Sharma and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2006 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Death of Art evaluates the philosopher Theodor W. Adorno's ideas on music, visual arts, and literature and their relevance to today's mass culture. Adorno drew concepts and inspiration from fields such as history, historiography, sociology, musicology, anthropology, philosophy, and psychology, which he used in his assessments of art. His varied perspectives resulted in writings that offer shocking glimpses into larger cultural issues. By insisting on opposition and employing an expressionistic writing style, Adorno invited readers to question his authority and formulate their own views. In this work, author B.R. Sharma uses similar tactics to isolate, revisit, and criticize some of Adorno's key philosophies. The result is a comprehensive and clear overview of Adorno's cultural theories that unearths trends pointing to the eventual death of art.

Book Evelyn Brent

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lynn Kear
  • Publisher : McFarland
  • Release : 2009-10-21
  • ISBN : 0786454687
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book Evelyn Brent written by Lynn Kear and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evelyn Brent's life and career were going quite well in 1928. She was happily living with writer Dorothy Herzog following her divorce from producer Bernard Fineman, and the tiny brunette had wowed fans and critics in the silent films The Underworld and The Last Command. She'd also been a sensation in Paramount's first dialogue film, Interference. But by the end of that year Brent was headed for a quick, downward spiral ending in bankruptcy and occasional work as an extra. What happened is a complicated story laced with bad luck, poor decisions, and treachery detailed in this first and only full-length biography.

Book Leonard Maltin s 2010 Movie Guide

Download or read book Leonard Maltin s 2010 Movie Guide written by Leonard Maltin and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 10,000 DVD and 14,000 Video listings! 'I recommend Leonard Maltin's Guide, which has become standard.' - Roger Ebert's Video Companion NEW More than 17,000 capsule movie reviews, with more than 300 new entries NEW Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos NEW Newly update index of leading performers and an index of leading directors MORE Official motion picture code ratings from G to NC-17 MORE Old and new theatrical and video releases rated **** to BOMB MORE Exact running times - an invaluable guide for recording and for discovering which movies have been edited MORE Reviews of little-known sleepers, foreign films, rarities, and camp classics AND Leonard's ten new must-see movie lists